Tag: public health
As more layoffs hit the CDC, Atlanta braces for the effects
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is ground zero in a battle over the size and scope of the federal government—and Atlanta is poised to feel the collateral damage.
Atlantans lined up to show support at a rally outside the CDC, but the future is still unclear
At first, the crowd that gathered Thursday afternoon across the street from the sprawling Clifton Road campus of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had the feel of a reunion. Retirees hugged former colleagues, fired workers returned, even some current employees melded in among them—although the announcement on a loud speaker warning “If you’re an employee and have your badge on, please take it off!” made it crystal clear that for all the conviviality, this event had more serious undertones.
A plague of politics
Can meddling politicians and idealistic medicine mix without an explosion in the labs of the CDC?
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